What Oradeo does

Oradeo is a privately held European recruitment and staffing services group founded in 2011 by Edmond Daly and headquartered in Dublin, Ireland. The company provides permanent professional recruitment, contract and temporary staffing, executive search, and outsourced logistics, payroll and HR services to clients in the Engineering & Construction, Life Sciences & Pharmaceutical, Mechanical & Electrical, Industrial & Manufacturing, Data Centre, Tunnelling and Renewables sectors. It serves enterprise and mid-market clients via a network of offices in Ireland, the United Kingdom, France, Denmark, Switzerland and Norway, supported by dedicated sourcing hubs in Poland, Portugal, Romania, Bulgaria, the Czech Republic and Croatia that supply skilled and semi-skilled trades across European jurisdictions under the Economic Employer compliance concept.

The company generates revenue through four primary streams: placement fees from permanent professional recruitment, gross-margin contracts from temporary and contract staffing (where Oradeo employs the workers and bills clients), fees from retained executive search for senior leadership and board appointments, and ongoing professional-services fees for outsourced logistics, payroll, HR, office support and training. Oradeo has completed over 300 reference construction projects across more than ten European countries and engages several hundred temporary workers at any given time. Its go-to-market is direct enterprise field sales, with named clients including Tier 1 international engineering contractors, hyperscale data centre developers, mechanical and electrical subcontractors, petrochemical and life-sciences contractors; the firm operates an inbound website channel and a candidate referral programme as supporting top-of-funnel motions.

Oradeo's underlying 'technology' is essentially operational: an internal candidate CRM/database, website-based enquiry capture, and multi-jurisdictional compliance systems covering staffing-association memberships (ABU, NHO, Dansk Byggeri, SECO, Workplace Relations Commission, Revidert Arbeidsgiver) and employment-agency licences across European markets. The company is founder-owned and has grown organically without external funding, acquisitions or IPO activity, remaining a mid-sized specialist in a fragmented European staffing market with 251-500 total employees.

Name

Oradeo

Legal name

Oradeo

Website

https://oradeo.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2011

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

251–500 employees

Short description

Oradeo is a privately held European recruitment and staffing group providing permanent recruitment, contract staffing, executive search and outsourced services to construction, engineering, life sciences, M&E and industrial clients across Ireland, the UK, France, Denmark, Switzerland, Norway and mainland Europe.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Recruitment & Staffing Services

NAICS

Temporary Help Services (56132), Professional Employer Organizations (56133)

SIC

Services-Help Supply Services (7363)

akta.pro primary industry

Civil, Construction & Infrastructure Engineering Staffing (BPACADAH)

akta.pro secondary industries

Local & Regional Generalist Staffing Agencies (BPACACAH), Recruiting Administration Outsourcing (Recruitment Support, Scheduling, Onboarding Ops) (BPACAKAG)

Keywords

• Recruitment services
• Staffing solutions
• Labour supply
• Executive search
• Contract staffing

Headquarters

HQ city

Lyon

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices6 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Permanent Recruitment Services: Oradeo provides traditional recruitment services for professional staff placement at all levels from graduate to senior management positions. The company matches candidates to clients and earns placement fees upon successful hires.
2. Contract/Temporary Staffing Solutions: Oradeo employs temporary workers and places them with clients, earning margin on the difference between worker wages and client billing rates. They manage payroll, compliance, and administration for these workers.
3. Executive Search Services: Specialized retained search services for senior executive placements including Chief Executives, CFOs, Regional Directors, Senior Managers, Chairpersons and non-executive board appointments. Premium service with comprehensive search and selection process.
4. Outsourced Services: External HR services, office support, logistics planning and management, training solutions, and payroll services provided to clients on an ongoing basis.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Oradeo provides recruitment and staffing services across Europe, supplying permanent and contract professional staff, executive-level talent, managed temporary and sub-contract labour, and outsourced logistics, HR, payroll and training services to engineering & construction, life sciences & pharmaceutical, mechanical & electrical, and industrial & manufacturing clients. Services are delivered directly through offices in Ireland, the UK, France, Denmark, Switzerland and Norway, supported by dedicated sourcing operations in Poland, Portugal, Romania, Bulgaria, the UK, Czech Republic and Croatia.

Product overview

Oradeo is a leading European recruitment and staffing services provider offering a unified platform of workforce solutions. The core offering consists of two main service lines: Recruitment Services (including Construction & Engineering Recruitment, Life Sciences & Manufacturing Recruitment, Executive Search, and Contract Solutions) and Labour Services (including Building & Civil Engineering Labour, Mechanical and Electrical Labour, Data Centres Labour, and Logistics & Outsourcing Services). The company specializes in Engineering & Construction, Life Sciences & Pharmaceutical, Mechanical & Electrical and Industrial & Manufacturing sectors across Ireland, UK, France, Denmark, Switzerland, Norway and mainland Europe. Oradeo's services range from permanent professional recruitment and executive search to flexible temporary staffing and managed sub-contract workforce solutions, supported by a network of European sourcing hubs in Poland, Portugal, Romania, Bulgaria, Ireland and the UK.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Recruitment Services High-quality expert recruitment services for permanent and contract professional staff at all levels from graduate to senior management, covering Engineering & Construction, Life Sciences & Pharmaceutical, Mechanical & Electrical and Industrial & Manufacturing sectors across Ireland, UK and mainland Europe.
• Construction & Engineering Recruitment Specialist recruitment service for construction and engineering professionals across civil construction, concrete works, building structure and envelope, fit-out, mechanical and electrical construction, delivered by recruiters with engineering or construction backgrounds.
• Life Sciences & Pharmaceutical Recruitment Expert recruitment services for Life Sciences and Pharmaceutical sectors covering plant development, planned shutdown and maintenance works, and ongoing operational staffing using modern recruitment tools and sector expertise.
• Contract Solutions Flexible workforce solutions providing temporary and contract staffing with full payroll, logistics and compliance management, allowing clients to scale skilled and professional staff across Ireland and Europe on a contract basis.
• Executive Search Retained senior executive recruitment service spanning Chief Executives, CFOs, Regional Directors, Senior Managers, Chairpersons and non-executive board appointments, providing comprehensive search and selection for engineering, construction, life sciences and industrial firms.
• Labour Services Flexible, bespoke and compliant personnel, staffing and sub-contract service solutions covering construction, civil engineering, mechanical & electrical engineering, industrial engineering, oil and gas and logistical support services across Ireland and Europe.
• Building & Civil Engineering Labour Temporary labour and flexible labour solutions for the construction and civil engineering sectors, supplying managed skilled and semi-skilled trade workers with full compliance, supervision and payroll management.
• Mechanical and Electrical Labour Temporary labour, flexible staffing and sub-contract service solutions for mechanical and electrical sectors, supplying electricians, pipefitters, welders, HVAC tradesmen, riggers and fabricators with compliance and supervision.
• Data Centres Labour Skilled and semi-skilled trade labour for new-build data centre projects covering civil construction, building structure and envelope, fit-out, mechanical construction, electrical construction and on-site logistics support, including supervision of large crews.
• Logistics & Outsourcing Services Site logistics services plus outsourced HR, payroll, office support, logistics planning and management, and training solutions for clients across construction, engineering, life sciences and industrial projects.

Quantifiable outcome

• Successfully completed over 300 reference construction projects in over ten EU countries
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers9 records

Segments7 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Nine partnerships are on record, tiered minor.

• Dansk Byggeri (Danish Construction Association)minorOthersIndustry membership and certification body for Danish construction sector. Oradeo maintains membership for compliance and industry standing in Denmark.
• Danish IndustryminorOthersDanish employer and industry organization. Oradeo maintains membership for compliance verification and industry credibility.
• ABU (Netherlands Staffing Association)minorOthersDutch staffing industry association. Oradeo is ABU member and follows ABU Fair Employment Code for compliance in the Netherlands.
• Svenskt Näringsliv (Swedish Enterprise)minorOthersSwedish employers' organization. Oradeo maintains membership for compliance and industry recognition in Sweden.
• Workplace Relations Commission (Ireland)minorOthersIrish regulatory body for employment rights. Oradeo holds required employment agency licensing in Ireland.
• NHO (Norwegian Confederation of Trade Unions)minorOthersNorwegian employer confederation. Oradeo maintains membership for compliance in Norwegian market.
• Revidert ArbeidsgiverminorOthersNorwegian staffing industry certification. Oradeo maintains certification for compliant employment practices.
• SECO (Swiss State Secretariat for Economic Affairs)minorOthersSwiss government body. Oradeo maintains required certifications for employment agency operations in Switzerland.
• WAS Wira (Lucerne Economic Development)minorOthersLucerne cantonal economic development organization. Oradeo maintains registration for operations in the Luzern region of Switzerland.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• NES Fircroft: Global engineering, technical, and infrastructure staffing firm that places skilled trades and professionals into energy, construction, and infrastructure projects across Europe and beyond — directly comparable to Oradeo's construction/M&E/data centre staffing focus.
• Airswift: Global workforce solutions provider serving energy, infrastructure, and process industries with both permanent and contract staffing. Overlaps directly with Oradeo on construction/infrastructure staffing and multi-country European delivery.
• Cobalt Recruitment: UK-headquartered specialist recruiter across construction, property, engineering, and life sciences. Closely comparable to Oradeo's sector specialisation and European footprint.
• Proclinical: Specialist life sciences and pharma recruitment and staffing firm with a strong European presence. Directly comparable to Oradeo's Life Sciences & Pharmaceutical recruitment and Contract Solutions modules.

Broad incumbents

• Gi Group: Large Italian-headquartered multinational staffing and workforce solutions firm with deep coverage across European construction, engineering, and industrial sectors — overlapping with Oradeo at a portfolio level.
• Adecco Group: Global staffing leader (Akkodis, Adecco, LHH) providing generalist and specialist workforce solutions across construction, engineering, and industrial clients. Comparable as a broad incumbent in Oradeo's served categories.
• Randstad: Global HR services leader with substantial construction, engineering, and industrial staffing across Europe. Differs from Oradeo as a broad incumbent but competes in the same end markets.
• Hays plc: UK-listed specialist recruitment firm focused on professional and skilled trades across construction, property, engineering, life sciences and other sectors. Comparable European footprint and vertical specialisation pattern to Oradeo.
• Michael Page International: Global specialist recruitment firm (PageGroup) placing professionals into construction, property, engineering, and life sciences roles. Comparable in permanent placement / executive search, larger and broader than Oradeo.

Regional players

• Atlas Professionals: European-headquartered staffing specialist for energy, marine, and infrastructure projects. Overlaps with Oradeo on multi-country European contract staffing of skilled trades, but focused more on offshore/marine than continental construction.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/OradeoLtd

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Subsidiaries6 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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